… the lives of young people all over the world. In the book, All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque. Paul's view of the war is a far cry from Kantorek's view due merely to actual experience. Paul has seen the brutal aspects of war and…

… ever read, and E.L. Doctorow is an author unlike any other. Just as the name suggests, the seemingly serene beginnings that are presented in each of the miniature books within the book are quickly unraveled by the onslaught of complicating situations…

… change. They may feel strong and indestructible one minute than something could change the way they feel. A certain event could change ones self confidence. People become different when they are exposed to a certain situation. They can also…

… Meursault, the book's narrator and main character, as aloof, detached, and unemotional. He does not think much about events or their consequences, nor does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. He displays an impassiveness…

… wrote, The merchant Of Venice, he made a female character that has a huge influence on the play. In most of his work, the women don’t have much power and are not very smart. In the Merchant Of Venice, Portia is a woman that saves…

… have long been blind” is a very strong statement. It refers to the fact that as we grow older we just accept things. Things like prejudice. As a child we do not understand why certain people are hated just because of their religion or color.…

… a series of tragic events which were to have a permanent and decisive impact on David and his parents. This chain of events were to turn David's young life and that of his family upside down forever and which was to so angrily lead him out of childhood,…

… on the values, interests and potential of human beings” (Webster’s Dictionary 1984, p. 340). In the play, A Man for all Seasons by Robert Bolt, Thomas More is a humanist as he knows his own values, interests and potential, and observes those of…

… book, I didn't know what to expect. Having never read Andre Brink, nor any novel about South Africa, I wondered what the tone would be, whether it would be profound or just preachy. I was also ignorant as to the full extent of the atrocities occurring…

… by T.H. White, the main character Lancelot had a dream when he was young. The thing about his dream, however, was that his entire life was spread metaphorically throughout the dream. It wasn't exactly spelled out for the reader word for word,…